diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-merge.yml
index b9e30f7b..739a9fbc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-merge.yml
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Automatic Merge
-        uses: ActionsDesk/cascading-downstream-merge@v3.1.0
+        uses: ActionsDesk/cascading-downstream-merge@v3
         with:
-          github_token: \${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           prefixes: release/
           ref_branch: develop
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven.yml b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
index b505fb18..5377c164 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ name: Build
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [ develop ]
+    branches: [ release/2.9 ]
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ develop ]
+    branches: [ release/2.9 ]
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
     - name: Set up JDK 8
-      uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v5
       with:
         distribution: 'temurin'
         java-version: '8'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 446b157b..a6a2af65 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -10,23 +10,23 @@ on:
       releaseBuild:
         description: 'Release build'
         required: true
-        default: ''
+        default: '0'
 
 jobs:
   release:
-    name: Release on Sonatype OSS
+    name: Release on Sonatype OSS ${{ github.event.inputs.releaseVersion }}.${{ github.event.inputs.releaseBuild }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: Set up JDK 8
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v5
         with:
           distribution: 'temurin'
           java-version: '8'
-          server-id: ossrh
-          server-username: MAVEN_USERNAME
+          server-id: central
+          server-username: MAVEN_CENTRAL_USERNAME
           server-password: MAVEN_CENTRAL_TOKEN
           gpg-private-key: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
           gpg-passphrase: MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ jobs:
           TAG: release/${{ github.event.inputs.releaseVersion }}/${{ github.event.inputs.releaseVersion }}.${{ github.event.inputs.releaseBuild }}
           # Suppress logging during release prep/perform
           LOGGING: org.slf4j.simpleLogger.log.org.apache.maven.cli.transfer.Slf4jMavenTransferListener=warn
-          MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_USERNAME }}
-          MAVEN_CENTRAL_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_TOKEN }}
+          MAVEN_CENTRAL_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_CENTRAL_USERNAME }}
+          MAVEN_CENTRAL_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_CENTRAL_TOKEN }}
           MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
         run: |
           echo "::group::Prepare"